Just A Minute

> As an Oz resident, several names mentioned earlier mean little

> or nothing to me.

Sorry about that. I'll explain who the ones I mentioned are and why I think they'd be interesting on JaM

Michael Vaughan - former Yorkshire and England cricket captain. An absolute star on Test Match Special (TMS). He has a sense of humour that appeals to me and he's quick with banter and has a wealth of anecdotes.

Ben Miller - almost completed a PhD in physics but dropped out and formed a comedy partnership with Alexander Armstrong, most famously in the Armstrong and Miller Show - no idea if it's been shown in Oz or elsewhere. Most memorable to me is a pair of Biggles-type RAF officers who talk in modern street slang. He was also in a few films (including Johnny English) and is also in Primeval - a series which chiefly seems to be about dinosaurs coming through time to modern times and causing mayhem. Again, no idea if it's appeared in Oz. He also has presented science documentaries, including a good one on temperature for the BBC Horizon series.

David Lloyd - another former cricketer, this time for Lancashire (my home county) and England, as well as a coach and umpire in first-class cricket. He's also a commentator on Sky Sports (spit) and is known as Bumble. My reason for thinking he might be OK on JaM is mostly because he's a first-class after dinner speaker, as well as a desire to hear an accent which is rather like my own.

Henning Wehn is a German comedian. Honestly. And he's really good. My reason for thinking he might bring a refreshing perspective is partly because he thinks the unthinkable for Britons. As an example, he was on the News Quiz during a recent scandal about politicians abusing the parliamentary expenses system and dared to say that one of the reasons it happens is because politicians aren't paid enough. He was shouted down, extremely childishly, by some of the other panelists (including Sue Perkins and Susan Calman) but his point was valid.

I'm sure I needn't tell an Ozzie who Adam Hills is, though. He was the host of Spicks and Specks on ABC, of which we occasionally get bits of in the UK. But he's probably most famous in the UK for being on Mock The Week.

Cheers

kJ